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1412 According to an authoritative report, with sufficient incentives, China has the capacity to generate 1.2 gW of wind power, about three times as much energy generated by the Three Gorges Dam.

The postal bureau will issuea set ofcommemorative stamps today to popularize the mascot. ---- 1318

1.When one mentions Italian cooking to most foreigners they almost automatically<自动地> think of pizza and spaghetti. This is a sad oversimplification, because Italian cooking is as diversified<多变化的,各种的> as it is delicious.

2.Pizza, for example, is a south Italian regional dish that was once served because it combined all the virtues a thrifty cook looks for--it was inexpensive, simple to make, nourishing, and tasty.

3.Pasta opens the next course of the meal and sums up the basic Italian food.

4.The truth is that the art and ease with which the Italians eat spaghetti are the result of generations of spaghetti-eating.

5.Several attempts to invent and patent a special mechanical spaghetti fork with a revolving handle have been looked upon with scorn and shocked disgust by the Italians, who say that to use such an instrument would be like eating lobster with a pitchfork.

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The 2007 honor went to the Russian leader because of Putin's "extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability,"----1415

110. Many young people always go into raptures at the merely mention of buying fashion clothes. And they seem to be attracted by colorful material, various styles of fashion clothes. There is nothing, they maintain, that can't be compared with fashion clothes. In fact, fashion clothes had become indispensable part of youngster's life.

许多年轻人一提到时尚服装就兴高采烈。他们似乎被时尚服装那多彩的面料，各种不同的款式所吸引。

111. Many people seem to overlook the basic fact: the major function of clothing is to keep us warm and comfortable.

许多人似乎忽视了这个基本事实：衣服的基本功能是保持我们舒适和温暖。

112. Furthermore, people who addict to fashion clothes have to spend more time going shopping and pay more attention to the impression they make on others. As a result, it is impossible to devote enough time and energy in their study and job.

而且，沉湎于时尚服装的人们不得不花费更多时间逛商店，更加注意自己给别人的印象。因此，他们不可能有足够的时间用于学习或工作。

112a. No one can doubt the essential fact that the traffic problem over the last years has caused wide public concern all over the world. Experts in increasing numbers are beginning to believe that such situation would produce unfavorable effects on economic growth of local areas.

没有人能否认这一重要事实：最近几年交通问题在全世界受到了普遍关注。越来越多的专家开始相信这种状况将对当地的经济发展产生不利影响。

114. There are several reasons for this problem. One of the main reasons is that the number of vehicles is increasing much more rapidly than building of roads. Another primary reason is that there seem to be too many private cars and not enough public buses.

关于这个问题，有很多原因。一个主要原因是车辆增加的数量远快于道路的建设。另一个主要原因是私家车过多而公交车不够。

115. Meanwhile, the numbers of people, who have access to their own cars, have risen sharply in the recent years.

同时，拥有私人轿车的人数这几年却在快速增加。

116. Moreover, many people, including drivers and cyclists, do not obey the traffic rules properly, especially at busy intersections. And this undoubtedlyworsens the already grave situation.

而且，许多人，包括司机和骑自行车的人，不能很好地遵守交通规则，特别是在繁忙的十字路口，这无疑使本已严重的状况雪上加霜。

117. The number of private cars in urban areas should be limited while the number of public buses should be increased.

在城市私人轿车的数量应得到控制而公交车的数量应该增加。

118. When asked what kind of school they are willing to send their children to attend, many parents say they would choose a boarding school rather than day schools for their children.

当问到愿意将孩子送到哪种学校的时候，许多父母认为他们会选择寄宿学校而不是日制学校。

119. Many survey show that people in increasing numbers are beginning to recognize that boarding school provides better environment and facilities for children.

许多调查显示越来越多的人开始意识到寄宿学校能给他们的孩子提供较好的学习环境和设施。

120. At the same time, there are still many people who live under the traditional ideas that day schools play an extremely important role in children's study.

同时，仍有许多人持传统观点认为日制学校对孩子的学习发挥着极其重要的作用。

101. After Christmas, _____ clothing on sale in that shop attracted quite a few housewives.

A.a variety of B. a number of C. the number of D. the great deal of

() 102. The mayor promised the city government _____ the building of the new roads with the taxes it collected.

A. shall finance B. may support C. can help D. should provide

() 103. Whoever does wrong to his country or to the people deserves _____.

A. to punishB. to be punished

C. to punishmentD. of being punished

()104. Some children usually behave in their own way _____ they do not get along with their classmates and there are often disagreements between them.

A. even though B. on condition that C. so that D. unless

() 105. Secondary and higher education _____ available to all high school graduates in this country so far.

A. have made B. were made themselvesC. have been made D. were made it

106. The mother believes that John's stupid, but it's different _____ of Mary; she's just lazy.

A. in spite B. in the case C. in the course D. in case

() 107. The image of a devoted and noble angel in white _____ heals the wounded and rescues the dying is making a comeback _____ the nation faces a crisis.

A. that…because B. who…when C. which…that D. what…as

() 108. About how many elements _____ make up most of the substances we meet in everyday life?

A. it is which B. what it is C. is it that D. it is that

() 109. The government was believed to be considering _____ a law _____ it a crime to import any kind of weapon.

A. to pass …. to making B. to be passing …. to make

C. passing … madeD. passing …. making.

() 110. Dewitt Wallance founded the Reader's Digest as a pocket-sized, non-fiction magazine _____ to inform and entertain.

A.was intended B. intending C. to intend D. intended

() 111. _____ this instrument should have put its work permit number on the box.

A. Who checkedB. Whoever inspected

C. No matter who examined D. Those who estimates

() 112. I am sure I can help you find ____ bed for your new house, but now I'm heading for ____ bed and ____ good sleep.

A. a , a , theB. a , / , aC. the , a , aD. a , the , a

() 113. Two of the notebooks ____ Tom had lost on the bus were returned to the main desk at his dormitory.

A. whatB. whichC. whoD. whose

() 114. The drink taste a little ____ to me.

A. strongB. stronglyC. so strongD. too much strong

() 115. My roommate lost a lot of weight ____ every day.

A. to exerciseB. with exerciseC. for exerciseD. by exercising

一个成年母亲对自己母亲的祈祷，写给上帝的一封信。

为母亲祈祷

2007年11月24日星期六 07:31 P.M.

Dear God,

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have _______ away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.

如今我不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已经去世。我曾听这些子女们说过，他们从没有向母亲充分表达过他们的感激之情，而待到要告诉时为时已晚了。

I am blessed with the dear mother who is still _______[live]. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize _______ an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.

How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is?

How does a _______[grow] woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice(when asked ) or _______[remain] silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying:”I told you so”, when she could have uttered these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself—loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

I don’t know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has _______. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in _______[i].

Traditional Chinese medicine has played a vital part in safeguarding Chinese people’s health in the past 5000 years. Nowadays, combined with modern scientific knowledge and western medical means, it is entering a new stage of its development.

The future of it is promising, and from my own experiences I must say that it is advisable to consult a Chinese doctor when you are sick.

When I was in my fifth grade, I got a serious acute sore throat. My throat swelled with pain and every time I tried to speak, I was unable to make a sound. It was as ifI had lost my speaking ability. My parents accompanied me to visit an experienced western medical doctor. The doctor proscribed a whole bunch of medicine after examining my throat and told me I would soon recover.

However, my situation worsened. Desperately, we visited a Chinese medical doctor. He checked my throat, measured my pulses, and wrote down a list of Chinese herbal medicine.

This time situation took a sharp turn. Both my parents and I were amazed at how miraculously these humble herbals worked.

It was from that experience that we began to trust Chinese medicine and place it in a higher position than western medicine in our hearts. Chinese medicine is great.